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Commentary: State policy, funding must keep pace for community colleges Boston Business Journal Despite the demand, state appropriations in Massachusetts have not kept up with inflation over the past two decades nor have they kept…
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Facing hunger, housing insecurities
In California, half of the community college students have experienced food insecurity within a 30-day period, and 19 percent were homeless during the previous year, according to a new survey by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s…
Risk and reward
When Steven Stoeger-Moore was the risk manager at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC), part of his daily routine was to walk around the college’s four campuses to see where potential hazards lay. Dennis PierceDennis Pierce…
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Commentary: Equal protection for transgender students Inside Higher Ed The Trump administration’s plan to remove legal protections for transgender students could limit access to higher education and harm the U.S. Education Department’s legacy, two community…
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Editor’s note: Highlighting a few submitted photos from AACC-member colleges. Matthew DembickiMatthew Dembicki edits Community College Daily and serves as associate vice president of communications for the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts
Workforce advisory board begins discussions
A blue-ribbon workforce advisory board addressed a wide range of issues at its first meeting in Washington, D.C., including raising the profile of good-paying jobs in career and technical fields, emphasizing skills development rather than…
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Murphy’s 2020 budget calls for expanding free community college Press of Atlantic City Gov. Phil Murphy called for $15.4 billion to fund K-12 education in New Jersey next year, as well as expanded funding for…
Salaries prove a college’s value
Community college leaders know anecdotally that former students can expect a big boost in salary after they complete, but getting comprehensive data is challenging. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website
National completion rate near 40%
Nearly 40 percent of students who started at a public two-year college completed their credential over a six-year period, according to a new report. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More…
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Texas State Technical College works to fulfill struggling middle-skilled job gap Waxahachie Daily Light Former Marine Bronc Stewart, 23, is one of the many students enrolled at Texas State Technical College, which fuels the middle-skilled…